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Friday, October 31, 2025
TopicElection Commission of Pakistan

Topic: Election Commission of Pakistan

Poll forecasts Imran Khan as next PM with PML-N trailing close

Here’s what is happening across the border: Malala urges women to vote and how will a new leadership affect the country’s entertainment industry

Pakistan goes to polls amid heavy security

A total of 3,459 candidates are contesting for 272 general seats of Pakistan's National Assembly. 

Military bombarded with allegations of bullying, bid to swing poll in Imran Khan’s favour

An acid attack survivor is one of four transgender poll candidates, and Pakistanis are donating in droves for key dams

Islamabad HC judge says judges’ phones being tapped, criticizes spy agencies

Maryam Nawaz to be shifted to a guest house, and a Balochistan candidate alleges pre-poll rigging and manipulation.

In Pak village where women don’t vote, men say, ‘Are we dead that women should leave home?’

 Independent candidate Jibran Nasir detained because he couldn’t give way to a judge’s convoy

Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida gets legal notice over Nawaz Sharif interview 

Chief justice of Pakistan admits he failed to put the house in order; Shah Rukh Khan's cousin withdraws from assembly elections.

46 million young Pakistanis will have a hand in who forms next government

The young voters could not only influence the electorate using propaganda tools on online platforms, but also alter the electoral scene in several constituencies if they turn out in large numbers.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.